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About 40 percent of the adult population is literate, and wars both international and civil still rock the country. But, says one bookseller, "In a turbulent, troubled society, curling up with a book has become the best tonic around...read more

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In The New York Times Rod Nordland and Fahim Abed report that Most Afghans Can't Read, but Their Book Trade Is Booming, as, uh,: "In a turbulent, troubled society, curling up with a book has become the best tonic around".
Which is.....